The Washington critic., 1887-06-28
THE CoMlENoEMGNr SEASON
Closing Exercises of Gonzaga College
at the lou Thentrc.

Closing Exercises of GonzaEa College
Mt the BIJou Theatre.
The Bliou Theatre was the scene OF a
'atge gathering THE morning, the occasion
being the tllrtlcth annual commencement
Of Gouzlga College. An interesting pro-
grommc was given by the students, later
eperscd by music from q portion OF the
Marine Band, led by Mr.. John p. sousa.
The feature Of the programme was a debate
on the question: "Re5olrcd, That the long
and short haul clause OF the Interstate
Commerce law be repealed" participated
In by Mr.. James +. Mullaly and Edmond
Mallot in the Affirmative, aud j. Stanisaus,
Easily Smith and George NJ. Dipp Brown In
the negative. The affirmative side seemed
to have the sympathy OF the audience, aud
Us the popular verdict seems to be for n re-
peal OF this Objectionable clause, these
yourP osplrants for Congressional honors
can congratulate Themselves that they have
the crth!t Of settling vexed question which
has puzzled the leading railroad lawyers of
Tue county.
Hen. A. Leo Knott made an address to
the siudeDlS Hlled with good advice aud
wcll.chosen chunks OF wisdom. The dlstri-
button Of price, which closed the exercises,
was. then made to tho following successful
students;
Senior division Christian Doctrine, gold
medal TO J. Stauislaus Easby Smith; Junior
division IN Christian Doctrine, silver medal
TO Nicholas A. Fitzgerald; the phocion de-
batting medal tglft OF the phOclon Society Of
GOhzaga College, to james I. Mullaly for
the best debate on the subject, "RsSOlrrd,
That the long aud short haul clause Of the
lp,Ci8tGto COnmurce law he iCpealed.r
Tho ailNgr fpf1u1 tu .1guYtin,. tFa ,,tsr
to Jemee Henry Daily, and the premium,
Frederick W. Jones,
The class prizes were distributed as fol-
lows;
FlIst grammar medal, to Thomas A.
Becker; English composition premium, to
Thomas 4. Becker; second class grammar
medal, to James +. Mullaly; premium to
David I. Williams; English composition
premium, to Joseph s. Rogers; third class
grammar medal, 10 Ambrose O.. Beavau;
premium to Denis j. Downing; English
composition premium, to Jeremiah |.
O'Connor; class of special Latin, medal to
j. Vincent O'llare; premium to w. Lloyd
Wolfe; class Of first iudiments, medal to
Vincent a. Shelby; premium TO Francis z.
shechy; class Of second rudiments, medal to
Aloyeius Z. Collins; premium to John c.
Goodfellow; English composition premium,
to John c. Mclaughlin; medal In firs, Eng
lish, TO Maurice A. Kirby: English compo.
sition premium, to Joseph +. Janezeck; (;
IN edul in second English, to Martin
Feally; premium to Aloyslus Cavauaugh:
third class Of mathe mates, medal to j.
Stanislaus Easily Smith; premium to Jere
miah ]. O'Conror; algebra, medal to David
I. Williams; premium to j. Elmo Clarke
first class Of arithmetic, first section,
medal to w. Lloyd Wolfe second section,
medal to Joseph |. Weller; premium to j.
Vincent O'Hare; second class OF arthme-
tic, medal to Aloysius Collins; premium to
John G. Goodfellow; third class of arlthme.
tic, premium to Joseph Corrgan; book
keeping, first section, medal to Joseph |.
Weller; second section, medal to William j.
Borbeck; penmanship, premium to James
II. McGilton; German, premium to James
7. Mullaly; first class Ia French first
division, premium to Samuel A. Preston;
second division, premium TO David T.
Williams; second class in French, premium
to Ambrose o. Beavan.
Premiums for three or more distinctions
bartholomew j.. Raedy, Raymond J.
Thorn, William j.. Brooks, Joseph s.
Giusta, William a. McKenna, Denis A.
Lane, Thomas }. Nugent, Francis Rousseau,
Joseph +. Hill, John j.. Foley, Francis j.
Stecher and James Cavanaugh.